I read Larry Little’s Feb. 24 letter, “Progress halted by party of ‘no,'” and could not have expressed the same thoughts as well. I would add that my disgust with the Republicans and disappointment with the Democrats stems in part from my outrage over the ads that have been appearing on TV by the Wounded Warriors begging for money to aid our boys. Not that they do not deserve or need help, but by the fact that the U.S. Congress refuses to honor their commitment to them. Add in the fact that it was Republicans with much Democratic consent that sent us into these wars in which these servicemen and -women were wounded, and you compound the disgrace and phoniness of the Republican Party.
I sincerely hope that the Wounded Warriors begging campaign is a roaring success, but you can bet that most of those rich, sheltered denizens of our Congress will not be contributing much if anything to that success.
James S. Roberts
Vancouver
